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Foreign Policy Research Institute 2007 Annual Report OFFICERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert L. Freedman, Chairman Harvey Sicherman, President Bruce H. Hooper, Samuel J. Savit, Marvin Wachman, Vice Chairs Alan H. Luxenberg, Vice President Charles B. Grace, Treasurer John H. Ball Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Frank N. Piasecki W. W. Keen Butcher N. Peter Hamilton Alan L. Reed Robert E. Carr Graham Humes Eileen Rosenau Ahmed Charai Scott M. Jenkins J. G. Rubenstein John Gilray Christy John F. Lehman Lionel Savadove Edward M. Dunham, Jr. Richard B. Lieb Adele K. Schaeffer Robert A. Fox David Lucterhand Edward L. Snitzer Frank Giordano I. Wistar Morris III John M. Templeton, Jr. Barbara J. Gohn Ronald J. Naples Bruce D. Wietlisbach FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Susan H. Goldberg Marshall W. Pagon Dov S. Zakheim Jack O. Greenberg, M.D. James M. Papada III Board of Advisors James Courter Bernard Lewis Richard Thornburgh 20072007 AANNUNNUALAL RREPOREPORTT Midge Decter William H. McNeill Murray Weidenbaum Samuel P. Huntington Martin Peretz Robert D. Kaplan James R. Thompson PRESENTING SPONSORS IN MEMORIAM OF THE 2007 ANNUAL DINNER The Trustees, Fellows and Staff of FPRI regret the passing in 2007 of two long-time and valuable members of FPRI’s Board of Trustees, Martin Meyerson (June 2) and William H. Wurster (June 18). DDRSRS.J.JOHNOHN & JJOSEPOSEPHINEHINE TTEMPLETEMPLETONON Foreign Policy Research Institute WW.. WW.K.KEENEEN BBUTUTCHERCHER 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 610 • Philadelphia, PA 19102-3684 Tel. 215-732-3774 • Fax 215-732-4401 E-Mail [email protected] • www.fpri.org THE 2007 ANNUAL DINNER I support FPRI because it’s not afraid to say that America, despite its flaws, has been a force for good in the world. —FPRI Trustee John M. Templeton Jr., quoted in National Review, April 16, 2007. 1 The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s 2007 ANNUAL DINNER Featuring the presentation of THE 3RD ANNUAL BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD to PHILIP ZELIKOW Address following the Presentation on America’s Role in the World Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Westin Hotel – Philadelphia 99 South 17th Street at Liberty Place Chairs, Annual Dinner: John M. Templeton, Jr. and Ronald J. Naples Chair, Special Events: Susan H. Goldberg Chairman of the Board: Robert L. Freedman 2 THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FPRI seeks to bring the best of scholarship to bear on foreign policy issues and emphasizes the importance of public service on behalf of the nation. These two elements are also symbolized by the career of Benjamin Franklin, who devoted himself from an early age to public service and to resolving problems through objective analysis, drawing upon the best knowledge available. Franklin’s international career culminated in his role as a diplomat whose work proved crucial in securing American independence. In 2005, on the occasion of FPRI’s 50th anniversary and on the eve of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday, we presented the first annual Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service, to honor Americans whose public service exemplifies the ideals of Benjamin Franklin and the United States. That first award was presented to Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, and the second to journalist Charles Krauthammer. This year, the trustees of FPRI are pleased to designate Philip Zelikow as the third honoree. PHILIP ZELIKOW Philip Zelikow is the White Burkett Miller Professor of History at the University of Virginia and serves on the advisory panel for global development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From 2005-07 he was Counselor of the State Department, and in 2003-04 he was executive director of the 9/11 Commission, the most wide-ranging government investigation in U.S. history. In 2001 he directed the Carter-Ford commission on federal election reform, which successfully guided legislation and spending to revamp America’s election systems. From 2001-03 he was also a member of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. When not in government, Zelikow has taught and directed research programs at Harvard University and at University of Virginia, where he directed the Miller Center of Public Affairs from 1998-2005. His books include The Kennedy Tapes (with Ernest May, Norton); Essence of Decision (revised edition with Graham Allison, Longman); and Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (with Condoleezza Rice, Harvard University Press). 3 PROGRAM Welcoming Remarks – Ronald J. Naples Presentation of Colors – Drexel ROTC Honor Guard (“Task Force Dragon Army ROTC”) America the Beautiful - Brass Quintet Dinner Presentation of the Third Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award to Philip Zelikow by Robert L. Freedman, Chairman, Harvey Sicherman, President, Susan H. Goldberg, Special Events Chair, and Ronald J. Naples, Dinner Co-chair Keynote Address – America’s Role in the World Philip Zelikow Closing Remarks – Ronald J. Naples Musical Tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces - Brass Quintet (David Ludwig, Artistic Director) Adjournment 4 2007 PARTNERS (as of October 19, 2007) PRESENTING SPONSORS DRS.JOHN &JOSEPHINE TEMPLETON W. W. K EEN BUTCHER DIAMOND PLUS Robert E. Carr Ahmed Charai Wurster Family Foundation DIAMOND Robert L. Freedman Hamilton Family Foundation N. Peter Hamilton PLATINUM Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Prudent Management Associates The Cotswold Foundation Alan L. Reed Henry G. Garson Bernice and Jerry G. Rubenstein Bob Guzzardi The Savitz Organization Halpern Associates Selma and Samuel J. Savitz Haverford Trust Company Adele K. Schaeffer Bruce and Eileen Hooper Edward L. Snitzer Rocco Martino Binney and Bruce Wietlisbach I. Wistar Morris III GOLD Dov S. Zakheim 5 SILVER John H. Ball John F. Lehman Dechert LLP The Newell Foundation The Glenmede Trust Company N.A. Quaker Chemical Corporation Susan and Woody Goldberg Eileen Rosenau Jack O. Greenberg Lionel and Patricia Savadove Graham Humes Marvin Wachman Scott and Yardley Jenkins BRONZE Beneficial Savings Bank Legg Mason Mr. and Mrs. Irwin J. Borowsky Murray Levin Dr. and Mrs. Jonas Brachfeld James M. Papada III Richard P. Brown, Jr. John E. Osborn Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Byers Thomas G. Ruth Cephalon, Inc. Stephen Segal Michael Olin Clark Murray H. Shusterman CMS Companies Paul Silberberg Gerard P. Cuddy Constance and Joseph Smukler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Haines George Strawbridge, Jr. Joseph J. Hill Technitrol, Inc. Tatnall Hillman Carroll and Charlotte Weinberg James Kurth Peppi Wister We also thank our Dinner Supporters Bennett Aaron Leroy E. Kean James Agger Dr. Henry Kissinger Ed Bacharach Peggy Kruza Hon. Adrian Basora Gerry Lenfest George J. Baxter Joseph H. Levine Peter and Victoria Dachowski David Luchterhand Theodore Friend A. Bruce Mainwaring Ivan H. Gabel McFarlane Associates Robert Galvin Parkway Corporation Nancy Gilboy John W. Piasecki Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Graham II Dr. Harry Rosenthal Hon. Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Douglas Simon Mrs. Dorrance Hamilton Peter Spitz Cheryl and Fred Halpern VADM George P. Steele, Joseph J. Janos III (USN, Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Morgan R. Jones Joseph S. Zuritsky Jerome Kaplan 6 2007 FPRI HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of FPRI’s research, publications, events, and media coverage in 2007 are presented below by major programmatic areas. ANEW AMERICAN STRATEGY America needs a long-term national strategy to meet the challenges to its security. These include not only terrorism but also the changing foreign policies of countries such as Russia and China and the effects of economic globalization. Harvey Sicherman, president of FPRI and a former aide to three U.S. secretaries of state, is writing a book entitled Cheap Hawks, Cheap Doves, and the Pursuit of American Strategy, that will address our national security imperative from a geopolitical and historical perspective. “Counterinsurgency has a vital political component characterized by the “three C’s”. A new government must be able to: (1) co-opt important political groups, (2) corrupt others to cooperate; and (3) coerce those who refuse. Good counterinsurgency political policy reduces the “coercibles” to the smallest number.” —Harvey Sicherman, in his January 2007 FPRI Enote, “Iraq Endgame.” 7 CENTER ON TERRORISM,COUNTERTERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY Co-chairs: Stephen Gale and Michael Radu The Center on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Homeland Security, founded after 9/11, studies international terrorism, examines critical vulnerabilities in America’s infrastructure, and suggests ways to improve homeland security. In December 2006, the Center sponsored a two-day conference, Five Years After 9/11: What Needs To Be Done? keynoted by Vice Adm. (Ret.) Lowell E. Jacoby of CACI International. At the invitation of conference participant Col. James Powers, director of the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security, Drs. Gale and Sicherman subsequently attended a July 6 meeting in Harrisburg of the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council, of which FPRI was made a permanent member. Also attending were CEOs of companies responsible for critical infrastructure in Pennsylvania. On September 24, the Center held a one-day seminar on Public and Private Cooperation on Critical Infrastructure, featuring a keynote address by John J. Guest, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Regional Protective Security Advisor for the Mid-Atlantic Region. On Jan. 24, 2007, the Center co-sponsored, with the American Academy of Diplomacy, a symposium on Terrorism and Diplomacy, featuring a keynote address by Rand Beers. The Center also offers briefings on the war on terror supported in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These briefings are offered as a public service (free and open to the public). In 2007, it presented the following talks: What Students Should Know About 9/11 and the War on Terrorism, two 45-minute webcasts for secondary school classes, featuring Stephen Gale, Lawrence Husick, Michael Radu, and Harvey Sicherman. More than 50 schools from around the country participated. Tokyo Broadcasting System interviewed both the speakers and students in the live studio audience for their article on this program. Lawrence Husick on The Battle for Muslim Hearts and Minds 8 Matthew Levitt on Hamas, Fatah and Israel Robert Sica on Homeland Security from the Perspective of the U.S.
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